sickens
- present tense form of sicken (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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"It sickens me that it could have been prevented," she says.
From BBC ● May 14, 2025
Influenza, or flu, sickens millions of people across the globe each year and can lead to severe illness and death.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 1, 2024
In the U.S. alone, the bug sickens thousands and kills hundreds every year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 3, 2024
And that are media continues to ignore/dismiss a very obvious reality sickens me.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2023
“The sight of a wound or scar always agitates and sickens me,” she said.
From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin
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